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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Anjuna<br />
| other_name = Anjuna<br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = Village<br />
| image_skyline = Anjuna Beach, Goa, India, Legendary Curlies beach shack.jpg<br />
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| image_caption = Anjuna Beach<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Goa, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|15.5833|N|73.7333|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Goa]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = North Goa<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| governing_body = Panchayat<br />
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| elevation_m = 5<br />
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| population_rank = 9,636 <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Konkani language|Konkani]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 403509<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 91 832<br />
| registration_plate = GA 01 and GA 03<br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = Mapusa/म्हापशें<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = 0.98 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]<br />
| blank3_name_sec1 = Literacy<br />
| blank3_info_sec1 = 94 %%<br />
| blank4_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br />
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| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Climate of India|Climate]]<br />
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Climatic regions of India|Tropical]] <small>([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]])</small><br />
| website = {{URL|goa.gov.in}} <br />
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'''Anjuna''' ({{IPA-kok|ɦɔɳzuɳẽ|}}) is a village located on the coast of North [[Goa]], India.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yytmQgAACAAJ&q=%22Anjuna%22+-wikipedia |title = Anjuna: Profile of a Village in Goa|isbn = 9788185002064|last1 = Albuquerque|first1 = Teresa|year = 1988}}</ref> It is a Census Town, one of the twelve [[Brahmin]] [[comunidade]]s of [[Bardez]]. It is mostly a tourist destination.<br />
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Its church, [[St. Michael's Church, Anjuna]], founded in 1595, is dedicated to [[Saint Michael|S. Miguel]], and celebrates the feasts of S. Miguel (29 September) and Nossa Senhora Advogada (second week of January). There are three large chapels in the parish: the one to S. Antonio (Praias), to Nossa Senhora de Saude (Mazalvaddo), and to Nossa Senhora de Piedade (Grande Chinvar). The chapel at [[Vagator]] became the church of the new parish of Vagator, dedicated to S. Antonio, in the twentieth century.<br />
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== History ==<br />
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Like all of Goa, Anjuna was long held by the Portuguese. In 1950, it had a population of 5,688 <ref>Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer</ref> and, in 2011, it had 9,636.<br />
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Historian Teresa Albuquerque reports that the village's name is derived from the Arabic word 'Hanjuman' (meaning Merchant Guild). Others say it comes from an Arabic word for "change" - as people used to arrive at Anjuna from the sea looking to change money.<br />
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It became a destination on the [[hippie trail]] during the late 1960s. {{fact|date=August 2022}}<br />
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== Activities ==<br />
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Anjuna is famous for [[Trance music|trance]] parties held on its beach during the tourist season (October - April).<br />
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Anjuna also hosts the famous flea market (every Wednesday and Saturday), in which products from all over India, as well as from foreigners, are sold, ranging from fruits to jewelry, to clothes, to hashish and electronic devices. On Wednesdays, there is a day market which starts in the morning and ends at 7:30 pm and on Saturdays, there is a night market.<br />
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== Anjuna Beach ==<br />
[[File:Anjuna beach water receding.jpg|thumb|Anjuna Beach in 2015]]<br />
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''Anjuna Beach'' is a beach in [[Goa]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Anjuna Beach |url=https://www.india.com/travel/goa/places-to-visit/beaches-anjuna/ |publisher=[[India.com]]}}</ref> which is located 18 kilometers from [[Panaji]] and 8 kilometers to the west of [[Mapusa]], [[North Goa]]. It is situated in Anjuna village of [[Bardez]] taluka in [[North Goa]]. The beach is part of a 30 kilometer stretch of extended beach coastline along the west coast of Goa by the [[Arabian Sea]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Anjuna Beach |url=https://www.goa.gov.in/places/anjuna-beach/ |agency=[[Government of Goa]] |publisher=goa.gov.in}}</ref><br />
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Attractions close to Anjuna Beach include the Anjuna flea market and [[Chapora Fort]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schapova |first1=Polina |title=Go, Goa, Gone: Stories from a changing paradise — and a look at what the future portends |url=https://www.firstpost.com/long-reads/go-goa-gone-stories-from-a-changing-paradise-and-a-look-at-what-the-future-portends-5743671.html |publisher=Firstpost}}</ref><br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
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File:Anjuna flea market on Wednesday November 7%2C 2012.jpg|Anjuna flea market runs from dawn till dusk every Wednesday.<br />
File:Anjuna goa shacks.JPG|A typical Shack Hotel at Anjuna beach<br />
Anjuna, Goa, India, Holy Hindu cows.jpg|Panoramic view of Anjuna Beach<br />
File:Anjuna Hill - panoramio.jpg| Anjuna hill<br />
File:Typical Anjuna Beach.jpg| Anjuna waterfront<br />
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==In popular culture==<br />
[[Above & Beyond (band)|Above & Beyond]]'s record labels, [[Anjunabeats]] and Anjunadeep, as well as their radio show, 'Anjunabeats Worldwide,' all make reference to Anjuna. In 2009, they also released a track called 'Anjunabeach.' Anjuna beach is also famous for the hippie lifestyle.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [http://mapsofgoa.com/anjuna/ Satellite map of Anjuna]<br />
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[[Category:Villages in North Goa district]]<br />
[[Category:Beaches of Goa]]<br />
[[Category:Beaches of North Goa district]]</div>Ajay Kumar